It has been a whirlwind of excitement around here lately as we prepared for the graduation weekend. It’s always a bittersweet experience on he one hand we will miss the students but on the other hand we are glad to finally have some breathing room in the...

What is the perfect party food? In my view, party food should be simple but stylish, appetizing and pretty, easy to pick up and eat. The perfect party food is finger-food and comes into small bites! Usually, party buffet offers a variety of cheeses, sophisticated...

Welcome to Poland fellow food travelers. I have never made a Polish dish before. The only food Polish that I knew of was Kielbasa. I also knew that Poland produces the most apples in Europe, so I decided to include apples in my recipe. Sauerkraut seemed...

This weekend, starting 2nd June 2012, marks the celebration of Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee, and also her official birthday on June 4th. Garden and street parties will be held in the UK, the Commonwealth and by British ex-pats throughout the world...

I got close a few times, the closest was 959 in October, and sometimes I thought that I would never reach 1000 page views in a day, and then yesterday.... Pageviews yesterday 1,020 (copied and pasted from Blogger statistics) Yuppy!!!! Well, it may be an...

I love nashi pears, pity that the season is short... mostly I eat them raw, cut into thin slices, but since I had quite a few I wanted to make a quick tart. This is too easy! I just used one sheet of ready rolled vegetarian puff pastry, then I peeled and...

I guess for most part it is my own fault that people expect food if they visit us. And I do not mean the regular bowl of peanuts or olives, noooo, they expect me to have made something new and something exciting! My dad is one of the worst as I have told...

In Brazil if anyone asks : 'Would you like a pastel?' the answer is always 'yes!' if you are on a diet or not this party and popular street food is always welcome. Irresistible! Sweet or savoury, meat or vegetarian it's a crowd pleaser appealing to all...

The Western Leader Newspaper came to our kitchen the other day, you can read the story here (there is also a chance to win the book, if you live in NZ), and then they took a video of Arantxa making fondant roses. I didn't quite realize that I was going...

I'm an AllRecipes Allstar Brand Ambassador. One of my activities for October included having a dinner party for 5 friends using Barber Foods products. They were kind enough to send me coupons for their product. Tonight, because it was raining all day and...

It's Melbourne Cup day!!! Who is your pick to win?For my international readers, Melbourne Cup is the annual million dollar horse race that stops the nation on the first Tuesday in November.You may already have your party planned, or you may be looking around...

This month is bit special to Food Corner Facebook page. because Food Corner celebrated 1st anniversary. I am really happy with its achievements so far & on the other way I have improved my culinary skills. Before 1 year even I didn’t know many Sri Lankan...

Are you also a fan of Rilakkuma (リラックマ), the cute Japanese teddy bear? Do you know that Rilakkuma ranked as the fifth most popular character in Japan? I had a potluck party recently, another gathering with my childhood friends. I'm always looking forward...

This year we hosted a small Halloween party which meant it was time to get creative with the food. We knew we wanted to have party food that was easy to eat while standing up and mingling, so any large or messy dishes were out. Through some searching online...

Thank you New Zealand Guild of Food Writers, and congratulations to the other finalists in the Book Quill Award:Glenda and Claire Gourley, Annabel Langbein, Allyson Gofton, Penny Oliver, Lesley Christensen Yule and Lauraine Jacobs.